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Hungarian Chess Championship

The inaugural Hungarian Chess Championship was held in the city of Győr in 1906. Initially, there was no governing body responsible for its organisation, until the formation of the Hungarian Chess Federation. The HCF first appeared in 1911, but failed to establish itself properly until 1923.

The regularity of the Championship was patchy prior to 1950, due in part to the two world wars and inadequate funding. Since 1949 however, the HCF has been integrated with the Hungarian Sports Federation and so receives state support. Consequently, the Championship has since been held on an annual basis, with only the occasional omission. Exceptionally two consecutive events have occurred in the same year, due to the event being held at the year end.

The events held in 1981, 1984, 1991 and 1997 were all termed Super Championships. In both 1985 and 1988, the traditional national championship was substituted by an open championship and the winner of both editions was the Hungarian IM Béla Perényi.

As might be expected, the venue for the event has mostly been the capital city, Budapest. The events held post-World War II carry the official numbering (#) shown below, while the events held prior to 1945 are tagged with the letter 'p' (#p).

The 1999 championship (49th Men's, 47th Women's) was held 1-9 February in Lillafüred. In the men's section, the ten-player single round-robin tournament (average Elo rating 2553) was won by GM Zoltán Almási 6.0/9, a half point ahead of GM Gyula Sax and GM Zoltán Varga. The ten-player women's single round-robin (average Elo 2261) was won by WM Nóra Medvegy on tie-break over IM Ildikó Mádl, both with 6.0/9. Although invited by the Hungarian Chess Federation, some of the strongest Hungarian players chose not play this event including Susan Polgar, Judit Polgár, Zsófia Polgár, Péter Lékó, Lajos Portisch, and Zoltán Ribli.

Men's winners

# Year City Winner
01p 1906 Győr Zoltán von Balla
02p 1907 Székesfehérvár Leó Forgács
03p 1911 Budapest Zoltán von Balla, Zsigmond Barász
04p 1912 Temesvár Gyula Breyer
05p 1913 Debrecen Lajos Asztalos
06p 1922 Budapest Kornél Havasi
07p 1924 Győr Géza Nagy
08p 1928 Budapest Árpád Vajda
09p 1931 Budapest Lajos Steiner
10p 1932 Budapest Géza Maróczy
11p 1933 Budapest Esteban Canal
12p 1934 Budapest Erich Eliskases
13p 1935 Tatatóváros László Szabó
14p 1936 Budapest Lajos Steiner, Miguel Najdorf
15p 1937 Budapest László Szabó
16p 1939 Budapest László Szabó
17p 1941 Budapest Géza Füster
18p 1942 Budapest Gedeon Barcza
19p 1943 Diósgyőr Gedeon Barcza
01 1945 Budapest Tibor Florián
02 1946 Budapest László Szabó
03 1947 Budapest Gedeon Barcza
04 1948 Budapest Pal Benko
05 1950(1) Budapest Gedeon Barcza
06 1950(2) Budapest László Szabó
07 1951 Budapest Gedeon Barcza
08 1952 Budapest László Szabó
09 1953 Budapest Bela Sandor
10 1954 Budapest László Szabó
11 1955 Budapest Gedeon Barcza
12 1957 Budapest Gedeon Barcza
13 1958(1) Budapest Lajos Portisch
14 1958(2) Budapest Lajos Portisch
15 1959 Budapest László Szabó
16 1961 Budapest Lajos Portisch
17 1962 Budapest Lajos Portisch
18 1963 Budapest István Bilek
19 1964 Budapest Lajos Portisch
20 1965(1) Budapest István Bilek
21 1965(2) Budapest Lajos Portisch
22 1966 Budapest Gedeon Barcza
23 1967/8 Budapest László Szabó
24 1968/9 Budapest Győző Forintos
25 1969 Budapest Péter Dely
26 1970 Budapest István Bilek
27 1971 Budapest Lajos Portisch
28 1972 Budapest István Csom
29 1973 Budapest Zoltán Ribli
30 1974 Budapest Zoltán Ribli
31 1975 Budapest Lajos Portisch
32 1976 Budapest Gyula Sax
33 1977 Budapest Gyula Sax, Zoltán Ribli
34 1978 Budapest József Pintér
35 1979 Budapest József Pintér
36 1980 Budapest Peter Lukacs
37 1981 Budapest Lajos Portisch
38 1982 Budapest Attila Schneider
39 1984 Budapest András Adorján
40 1986 Budapest Iván Faragó
41 1989 Budapest Attila Schneider
42 1991 Budapest Judit Polgár
43 1992 Budapest András Adorján
44 1993 Gyula András Adorján
45 1994 Budapest Csaba Horváth
46 1995 Budapest Zoltán Almási
47 1996 Budapest Zoltán Varga
48 1997 Budapest Zoltán Almási
49 1998 Budapest Csaba Horváth
50 1999 Lillafüred Zoltán Almási
51 2000 Budapest Zoltán Almási
52 2002 Balatonlelle Róbert Ruck
53 2003 Hévíz Zoltán Almási
54 2004 Budapest Ferenc Berkes
55 2005 Kazincbarcika Zoltán Gyimesi
56 2006 Székesfehérvár Zoltán Almási
57 2007 Budapest Ferenc Berkes
58 2008 Nyíregyháza Zoltán Almási
59 2009 Szeged Zoltán Almási
60 2010 Szeged Ferenc Berkes
61 2011 Hévíz Viktor Erdős
62 2012 Hévíz Ferenc Berkes
63 2013 Gyula Ferenc Berkes
64 2014 Zalakaros Ferenc Berkes
65 2015 Zalakaros Ádám Horváth

Women's winners

# Year City Winner
p1 1942 Budapest Józsa Lángos
p2 1943 Budapest Józsa Lángos
p3 1944 Budapest Józsa Lángos
1 1947 Tatabánya Józsa Lángos
  1949 Tatabánya Józsa Lángos
2 1950 Tatabánya Józsa Lángos
3 1951 Budapest Józsa Lángos
4 1952 Budapest Józsa Lángos
5 1953 Budapest Jolán Krcsmarik
6 1954 Budapest Éva Karakas
7 1955 Budapest Erzsébet Finta
8 1956 Budapest Éva Karakas
9 1957 Budapest Irén Hönsch
10 1958 Budapest Istvánné Bilek
11 1959 Budapest Jenőné Sillye
12 1960 Budapest Jenőné Sillye
13 1961 Budapest Károlyné Honfi
14 1962 Budapest Éva Karakas
15 1963 Budapest Istvánné Bilek]
16 1964 Budapest Erzsébet Finta
17 1965 Budapest Éva Karakas
18 1966 Budapest Éva Karakas
19 1967 Budapest Mária Ivánka
20 1968 Budapest Mária Ivánka
21 1970(1) Budapest Mária Ivánka
22 1970(2) Budapest Mária Ivánka
23 1971 Budapest Mária Ivánka
24 1972 Budapest Mária Ivánka
25 1973 Budapest Zsuzsa Verőci
26 1974 Budapest Mária Ivánka
27 1975 Budapest Éva Karakas
28 1976 Budapest Éva Karakas
29 1977 Budapest Zsuzsa Verőci
30 1978 Budapest Mária Ivánka
31 1979 Budapest Mária Porubszky
32 1980 Budapest Zsuzsa Makai
33 1981 Budapest Tünde Csonkics
34 1982 Budapest Ilona Kurucsai
35 1983 Budapest Zsuzsa Verőci
36 1985 Budapest Ildiko Madl
37 1986 Budapest Mária Ivánka
38 1988 Budapest Erika Sziva
39 1990 Győr Ildiko Madl
40 1991 Budapest Ildiko Madl
41 1992 Budapest Rita Atkins
42 1993 Gyula Ildiko Madl
43 1995(1) Budapest Eva Forgo
44 1995(2) Budapest Nóra Medvegy
45 1996 Hévíz Monika Grabics
46 1997 Budapest Nikoletta Lakos
47 1999 Lillafüred Nóra Medvegy
48 2000 Budapest Anita Gara
49 2001 Budapest Anita Gara
50 2002 Budapest Nikoletta Lakos
53 2003 Budapest Yelena Dembo
54 2004 Budapest Szidonia Vajda
55 2005 Szeged Nikoletta Lakos
56 2006 Szeged Ticia Gara
57 2007 Budapest Ticia Gara
58 2008 Visegrád Anna Rudolf
59 2009 Eger Anita Gara
60 2010 Nyíregyháza Anna Rudolf
61 2011 Szeged Anna Rudolf
62 2012 Kisvárda Petra Papp
63 2013 Hévíz Anita Gara
64 2014 Zalakaros Ildiko Madl
65 2015 Budapest Szidonia Vajda

Crosstables

HUN-ch 42nd Budapest 1991
Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Points TB Perf. +/-
1 Judit Polgar (Hungary) 2550 * ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 6 2648 +12
2 Andras Adorjan (Hungary) 2530 ½ * ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 5½ 23.75 2608 +10
3 Gyula Sax (Hungary) 2600 0 ½ * ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 5½ 23.25 2600 0
4 Jozsef Horvath (Hungary) 2540 ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 5 21.75 2567 +4
5 Zsuzsa Polgar (Hungary) 2535 ½ 0 0 ½ * 1 1 1 ½ ½ 5 20.25 2568 +4
6 Lajos Portisch (Hungary) 2570 ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 * 1 ½ 1 ½ 4½ 2526 -6
7 Peter Lukacs (Hungary) 2500 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 0 * ½ ½ ½ 3½ 16.00 2455 -6
8 Tibor Tolnai (Hungary) 2480 0 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ ½ * ½ 1 3½ 14.25 2458 -3
9 Attila Groszpeter (Hungary) 2480 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ * 1 3½ 14.25 2458 -3
10 Ivan Farago (Hungary) 2515 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 0 * 3 2412 -13
HUN-ch (Women) 51st Budapest 2001
Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Points TB Perf. +/-
1 Anita Gara (Hungary) 2303 * ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 7 2487 +21
2 Melinda Goczo (Hungary) 2158 ½ * 1 0 ½ 1 0 1 1 1 5 22.00 2324 +20
3 Yelena Dembo (Hungary) 2391 ½ 0 * 0 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 5 20.75 2299 -11
4 Monika Grabics (Hungary) 2295 ½ 1 1 * 0 0 ½ 1 1 ½ 5 20.25 2309 +2
5 Julia Horvath (Hungary) 2294 ½ ½ 0 1 * ½ 0 ½ 1 1 5 20.25 2309 +2
6 Lili Toth (Hungary) 2184 0 0 ½ ½ ½ * 1 ½ ½ ½ 5 19.75 2321 +17
7 Ticia Gara (Hungary) 2381 0 0 ½ 0 1 0 * 1 ½ 1 4 2223 -19
8 Nikoletta Lakos (Hungary) 2339 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 * ½ ½ 3½ 2187 -19
9 Tunde Csonkics (Hungary) 2227 0 ½ 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ * 1 3 2158 -9
10 Olga Adam (Hungary) 2156 0 0 ½ 1 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 * 2½ 2120 -5
HUN-ch (Women) 53rd Budapest 2003
Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Points TB Perf. +/-
1 Yelena Dembo (HUN) 2390 * 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 ½ 1 7½ 2568 +18
2 Nora Medvegy (HUN) 2354 1 * ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 7 2510 +18
3 Szidonia Vajda (HUN) 2403 0 ½ * ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 5½ 2367 -4
4 Anita Gara (HUN) 2352 0 ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 5 2332 -2
5 Nikoletta Lakos (HUN) 2372 0 ½ ½ ½ * ½ 0 1 1 ½ 4½ 16.75 2291 -10
6 Melinda Goczo (HUN) 2262 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ * 1 ½ ½ 1 4½ 16.75 2303 +5
7 Ticia Gara (HUN) 2249 0 0 ½ ½ 1 0 * 1 1 ½ 4½ 15.50 2304 +7
8 Maria Ignacz (HUN) 2191 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 * 1 1 3 2191 -1
9 Lili Toth (HUN) 2196 ½ 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 * 1 2 2093 -11
10 Anna Rudolf (HUN) 2222 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 0 * 1½ 2029 -20

Average Elo: 2299 <=> Cat: 2

HUN-ch (Women) 57th Eger 2009
Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Points TB Perf. +/-
1 Anita Gara (Hungary) 2353 ½ * 0 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 7 26.50 2478 +14
2 Ticia Gara (Hungary) 2354 * ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 7 28.00 2478 +14
3 Petra Papp (Hungary) 2159 0 1 * 0 1 ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 5½ 23.00 2361 +25
4 Nora Medvegy (Hungary) 2344 ½ 1 1 * 0 0 ½ 1 1 ½ 5½ 19.50 2341 0
5 Nikoletta Lakos (Hungary) 2310 ½ ½ 0 1 * ½ 0 ½ 1 1 5 19.25 2305 0
6 Szidonia Vajda (Hungary) 2375 0 0 ½ ½ ½ * 1 ½ ½ ½ 5 18.00 2298 -9
7 Anna Rudolf (Hungary) 2313 0 0 ½ 0 1 0 * 1 ½ 1 4 2141 -11
8 Eszter Dudas (Hungary) 2141 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 * ½ ½ 3 2121 +2
9 Sarolta Toth (Hungary) 2236 0 ½ 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ * 1 2 2066 -20
10 Mariann Csatari (Hungary) 2117 0 0 ½ 1 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 * 1 2074 -15
HUN-ch (Women) 58th Nyíregyháza 2010
Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Points TB Perf. +/-
1 Anna Rudolf (Hungary) 2344 * 0 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 7½ 2497 +15
2 Lili Toth (Hungary) 2175 1 * ½ 1 ½ 1 0 0 1 1 6 27.25 2357 +23
3 Melinda Goczo (Hungary) 2234 0 ½ * ½ 1 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 6 23.00 2350 +15
4 Nikoletta Lakos (Hungary) 2389 ½ 1 1 * 0 0 ½ 1 1 ½ 5½ 2302 +2
5 Petra Papp (Hungary) 2270 ½ ½ 0 1 * ½ 0 ½ 1 1 4½ 2227 -5
6 Eszter Hidegh (Hungary) 2146 0 0 ½ ½ ½ * 1 ½ ½ ½ 4 2201 +6
7 Veronika Schneider (Hungary) 2339 0 0 ½ 0 1 0 * 1 ½ 1 3½ 2141 -25
8 Maria Pinterne Kovacs (Hungary) 2139 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 * ½ ½ 3 2121 -3
9 Klara Varga (Hungary) 2223 0 ½ 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ * 1 2½ 10.00 2066 -19
10 Boglarka Erdos (Hungary) 2147 0 0 ½ 1 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 * 2½ 8.50 2074 -9
HUN-ch (Women) 59th Szeged 2011
Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Points TB Perf. +/-
1 Anna Rudolf (Hungary) 2359 * ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 1 6 5.00 2370 +2
2 Veronika Schneider (Hungary) 2204 ½ * 1 0 ½ 1 0 1 1 1 6 4.00 2388 +23
3 Ticia Gara (Hungary) 2375 ½ 0 * 0 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 6 3.00 2370 0
4 Anita Gara (Hungary) 2340 ½ 1 1 * 0 0 ½ 1 1 ½ 5½ 23.25 2332 -1
5 Melinda Goczo (Hungary) 2204 ½ ½ 0 1 * ½ 0 ½ 1 1 5½ 21.75 2346 +18
6 Petra Papp (Hungary) 2256 0 0 ½ ½ ½ * 1 ½ ½ ½ 5 2300 +6
7 Eszter Dudas (Hungary) 2212 0 0 ½ 0 1 0 * 1 ½ 1 4 2228 +2
8 Melinda Varga (Hungary) 2139 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 * ½ ½ 3½ 2196 +6
9 Zsofia Domany (Hungary) 2215 0 ½ 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ * 1 2 2049 -19
10 Lili Toth (Hungary) 2216 0 0 ½ 1 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 * 1½ 1987 -24
HUN-ch (Women) 60th Kisvarda 2012
Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Points TB Perf. +/-
1 Petra Papp (Hungary) 2254 * ½ ½ 1 1 0 ½ 1 1 1 6½ 2398 +17
2 Ticia Gara (Hungary) 2377 ½ * ½ ½ 1 1 0 1 ½ 1 6 24.75 2340 -3
3 Eszter Dudas (Hungary) 2243 ½ ½ * 0 1 1 1 ½ ½ 1 6 24.50 2354 +14
4 Anna Rudolf (Hungary) 2322 0 ½ 1 * ½ 1 0 ½ ½ 1 5 20.75 2264 -7
5 Veronika Schneider (Hungary) 2306 0 0 0 ½ * 1 1 ½ 1 1 5 17.25 2266 -5
6 Boglarka Erdos (Hungary) 2185 1 0 0 0 0 * 1 1 ½ 1 4½ 2240 +7
7 Klara Varga (Hungary) 2210 ½ 1 0 1 0 0 * ½ ½ ½ 4 2199 -2
8 Barbara Juhasz (Hungary) 2085 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ * 1 ½ 3½ 2173 +9
9 Melinda Goczo (Hungary) 2234 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 * ½ 3 2115 -15
10 Anna Ruszin (Hungary) 2133 0 0 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ * 1½ 1967 -16
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